Reinforcing tape, cloth produced by sewing said reinforcing tape, and web structure utilizing said reinforcing tape

Abstract

Provided are a lightweight, compact reinforcing tape capable of improving a tensile strength. A reinforcing tape for reinforcing a tensile strength of a cloth includes weft threads which constitute a weave structure of the reinforcing tape, and warp threads which constitute a weave structure of the reinforcing tape, wherein a part of the warp threads are made of a high-strength fiber.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A zelt comprising a cloth formed into said zelt,
 wherein the cloth produced by sewing a reinforcing tape to a woven material, 
 wherein the woven material is made of a polyester fiber, a nylon fiber, a rayon fiber or composite textured fiber of any of the foregoing, 
 wherein the reinforcing tape is sewn to positions to which tension is applied, 
 wherein the reinforcing tape for reinforcing a tensile strength of a cloth comprising: 
 weft threads which constitute a weave structure of the reinforcing tape, and 
 warp threads which constitute a weave structure of the reinforcing tape, 
 wherein only some of the warp threads are made of a high-strength fiber, and 
 wherein the high-strength fiber which constitutes said some of the warp threads are made of a single fiber or a combination of multiple fibers consisting of an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber, 
 wherein the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber has a tensile strength of 20 cN/dtex or more. 
 
     
     
       2. The zelt according to  claim 1 , wherein the weave structure is constituted by a coarse, plain weave structure, and the warp threads made of a high-strength fiber are placed at a center section in the width direction of the reinforcing tape. 
     
     
       3. The zelt according to  claim 1 , wherein only some of the weft threads which constitute the weave structure of the reinforcing tape are made of a high-strength fiber, and
 wherein the high-strength fiber which constitutes said some of the weft threads are made of a single fiber or a combination of multiple fibers selected from the group consisting of polyethylene fibers, aramid fibers, carbon fibers, polyacrylate fibers, and PBO fibers. 
 
     
     
       4. The zelt according to  claim 1 , wherein the weft threads and the warp threads which constitute the weave structure of the reinforcing tape are monofilaments made of any one fiber material selected from the group consisting of rayon fibers, polyamide fibers, polyester fibers, and acrylic fibers. 
     
     
       5. The zelt according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing tape is back stitched with stitching to a margin to seam in a sewn site of the woven material. 
     
     
       6. The zelt according to  claim 1 , which has a loop section which is sewn to each of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing tape. 
     
     
       7. The zelt according to  claim 1 , wherein the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber has a density of 0.99 g/cm 3  or less. 
     
     
       8. The zelt according to  claim 1 , wherein the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber has a modulus of elasticity of 750 cN/dtex or more. 
     
     
       9. The zelt according to  claim 1 , wherein a specific gravity of the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber is 0.99 or less. 
     
     
       10. A tarp comprising a cloth according to  claim 6 , formed into the tarp
 wherein the cloth produced by sewing a reinforcing tape to a woven material, 
 wherein the woven material is made of a polyester fiber, a nylon fiber, a rayon fiber or composite textured fiber of any of the foregoing, 
 wherein the reinforcing tape is sewn to positions to which tension is applied, 
 wherein the reinforcing tape for reinforcing a tensile strength of a cloth comprising: 
 weft threads which constitute a weave structure of the reinforcing tape, and 
 warp threads which constitute a weave structure of the reinforcing tape, 
 wherein only some of the warp threads are made of a high-strength fiber, and 
 wherein the high-strength fiber which constitutes said some of the warp threads are made of a single fiber or a combination of multiple fibers consisting of an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber, 
 wherein the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber has a tensile strength of 20 cN/dtex or more. 
 
     
     
       11. The tarp according to  claim 10 , wherein the reinforcing tape is back stitched with stitching to a margin to seam in a sewn site of the woven material. 
     
     
       12. The tarp according to  claim 10 , which has a loop section which is sewn to each of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing tape. 
     
     
       13. The tarp according to  claim 10 , wherein the weave structure is constituted by a coarse, plain weave structure, and the warp threads made of a high-strength fiber are placed at a center section in the width direction of the reinforcing tape. 
     
     
       14. The tarp according to  claim 10 , wherein only some of the weft threads which constitute the weave structure of the reinforcing tape are made of a high-strength fiber, and
 wherein the high-strength fiber which constitutes said some of the weft threads are made of a single fiber or a combination of multiple fibers selected from the group consisting of polyethylene fibers, aramid fibers, carbon fibers, polyacrylate fibers, and PBO fibers. 
 
     
     
       15. The tarp according to  claim 10 , wherein the weft threads and the warp threads which constitute the weave structure of the reinforcing tape are monofilaments made of any one fiber material selected from the group consisting of rayon fibers, polyamide fibers, polyester fibers, and acrylic fibers. 
     
     
       16. The tarp according to  claim 10 , wherein the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber has a density of 0.99 g/cm 3  or less. 
     
     
       17. The tarp according to  claim 10 , wherein the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber has a modulus of elasticity of 750 cN/dtex or more. 
     
     
       18. The tarp according to  claim 10 , wherein a specific gravity of the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber is 0.99 or less. 
     
     
       19. A tent comprising a cloth formed into the tent
 wherein the cloth produced by sewing a reinforcing tape to a woven material, 
 wherein the woven material is made of a polyester fiber, a nylon fiber, a rayon fiber or composite textured fiber of any of the foregoing, 
 wherein the reinforcing tape is sewn to positions to which tension is applied, 
 wherein the reinforcing tape for reinforcing a tensile strength of a cloth comprising: 
 weft threads which constitute a weave structure of the reinforcing tape, and 
 warp threads which constitute a weave structure of the reinforcing tape, 
 wherein only some of the warp threads are made of a high-strength fiber, and 
 wherein the high-strength fiber which constitutes said some of the warp threads are made of a single fiber or a combination of multiple fibers consisting of an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber, 
 wherein the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber has a tensile strength of 20 cN/dtex or more. 
 
     
     
       20. The tent according to  claim 19 , wherein the reinforcing tape is back stitched with stitching to a margin to seam in a sewn site of the woven material. 
     
     
       21. The tent according to  claim 19 , which has a loop section which is sewn to each of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing tape. 
     
     
       22. The tent according to  claim 19 , wherein the weave structure is constituted by a coarse, plain weave structure, and the warp threads made of a high-strength fiber are placed at a center section in the width direction of the reinforcing tape. 
     
     
       23. The tent according to  claim 19 , wherein only some of the weft threads which constitute the weave structure of the reinforcing tape are made of a high-strength fiber, and
 wherein the high-strength fiber which constitutes said some of the weft threads are made of a single fiber or a combination of multiple fibers selected from the group consisting of polyethylene fibers, aramid fibers, carbon fibers, polyacrylate fibers, and PBO fibers. 
 
     
     
       24. The tent according to  claim 19 , wherein the weft threads and the warp threads which constitute the weave structure of the reinforcing tape are monofilaments made of any one fiber material selected from the group consisting of rayon fibers, polyamide fibers, polyester fibers, and acrylic fibers. 
     
     
       25. The tent according to  claim 19 , wherein the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber has a density of 0.99 g/cm 3  or less. 
     
     
       26. The tent according to  claim 19 , wherein the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber has a modulus of elasticity of 750 cN/dtex or more. 
     
     
       27. The tent according to  claim 19 , wherein a specific gravity of the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber is 0.99 or less.